For a stylish element of mystery

The artwork in the Sakura private dining room features the crimson circle of ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ as a backdrop for Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave off Kanagawa’. — Photos: ANITA GERARD/The Star

WHEN this new, swanky, Japanese-style speakeasy in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, was recommended to me, I was excited.

There is only a dim, yellow light marking the entrance to Yokai but once you open the door and look up the staircase, you will know you are in the right place.